Groundwater Availability in the Ozark Plateaus

Groundwater Availability in the Ozark Plateaus

USGS plans 2014 start to regional aquifer study
Groundwater surface water interaction

Groundwater, Lakes, and Streams

Groundwater and Shale-Gas

Groundwater and Shale-Gas

Groundwater - sources to streams

Groundwater - sources to streams

Groundwater Availability

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What is groundwater availability and why should you care?
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Conceptual Model

Groundwater Conceptual Model Diagram

Rainfall, streams, Caves, sinkholes, springs,...
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Hydrogeologic Framework

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How do the rocks beneath the surface affect groundwater?
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Water Budget

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How much rainfall becomes groundwater? Where does springflow come from?
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News

  • Odd color and odor from Fulbright's Spring

    Water quality staff quickly found the contaminant was coming out of historic Fulbright's Spring, near College at Fort Avenue, but the original source is still a mystery.…

    24 Sept 2014 KY3
  • Sinkholes on the Rise in Missouri

    After another high-profile incident, sinkhole experts believe Missouri could be experiencing an upswing of sinkhole activity.…

    24 Sept 2013 ABC
  • No Contamination from Fayetteville Shale Exploration

    A study that examined the water quality of 127 shallow domestic wells in the Fayetteville Shale natural gas production area of Arkansas found no groundwater contamination associated with gas production.

    1 Jan 2013 USGS
  • Economic ore exploration near Big Spring

    There is concern that mine dewatering in the exploration area could substantially lower ground-water levels and, thereby, decrease the discharge of the many springs in the area

    18 Jan 2013 USGS